Maintal

Coordinates: 50°09′N 08°50′E / 50.150°N 8.833°E / 50.150; 8.833
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Maintal
Coat of arms of Maintal
Location of Maintal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district
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Maintal is located in Germany
Maintal
Maintal
Maintal is located in Hesse
Maintal
Maintal
Coordinates: 50°09′N 08°50′E / 50.150°N 8.833°E / 50.150; 8.833
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictMain-Kinzig-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2021–27) Monika Böttcher[1]
Area
 • Total32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total39,815
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63477
Dialling codes06181,
06109 (Bischofsheim)
Vehicle registrationMKK
Websitewww.maintal.de

Maintal is the second largest town of the

Frankfurt am Main and Hanau
.

Geography

Neighbouring places

The neighbouring countries of Maintal are Niederdorfelden and Schöneck in the north, the city of Hanau in the East, Mühlheim am Main and Offenbach am Main on the other bank of the river Main as well as Frankfurt am Main in the west.

Division of the town

Maintal consists of the four districts

Wachenbuchen
.

History

The city was artificially created in 1974 in the course of the Hessian administration reform by merging the city of Dörnigheim (now Maintal's biggest district) with the nearby towns of Bischofsheim, Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen.

Economy

Transport

Maintal is connected with Hanau and Frankfurt by the so-called

nordmainische Eisenbahn (northern Main railway) and has two stations (Maintal-West in Bischofsheim near the Main river and Maintal-East
in Dörnigheim)

Two ferries cross the Main to the left, or south, bank. The

.

Twin towns – sister cities

Maintal is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt
    . 5 September 2022.
  2. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt
    . June 2023.
  3. ^ "Partnerstädte". maintal.de (in German). Maintal. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

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